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- catalog abstract ""Organized by the four major ages of warships - galley, sail, steam, and modern - George graphically presents the design evolution, construction, and operational uses of specific ship types, including their defenses, weapons, propulsion, and famous sea battles. While his focus is on ships of major naval powers, he also offers interesting examples from lesser navies and includes Leonardo da Vinci's submarine designs, Germany's pocket battleship, Austria's World War I air-cushion catamaran, and Italy's naval tanks with lateral caterpillar chains."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11067148.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""Organized by the four major ages of warships - galley, sail, steam, and modern - George graphically presents the design evolution, construction, and operational uses of specific ship types, including their defenses, weapons, propulsion, and famous sea battles. While his focus is on ships of major naval powers, he also offers interesting examples from lesser navies and includes Leonardo da Vinci's submarine designs, Germany's pocket battleship, Austria's World War I air-cushion catamaran, and Italy's naval tanks with lateral caterpillar chains."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. The Age of Galleys -- 3. The Age of Sail -- 4. The Age of Steam, Ironclads, and Steel -- 5. Overview of the Modern Age -- 6. Battleships and Battle Cruisers -- 7. Cruisers -- 8. Destroyers and Frigates -- 9. Submarines -- 10. Aircraft Carriers -- 11. Amphibious Ships -- 12. Service Ships -- 13. Mine Ships -- 14. Small Combatants -- 15. Futuristic Warships -- 16. Summaries, Ironies, Myths, and Lessons -- 17. The Future of Seapower and Warships: Another Golden Age? -- Appendix A. Warship Balance in World War I -- Appendix B. Warship Balance in World War II -- Appendix C. Warship Balance in the Year 2000 -- Appendix D. Warship Casualties since World War II.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-337) and index.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 353 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "History of warships.".
- catalog identifier "1557503125".
- catalog isFormatOf "History of warships.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press,".
- catalog relation "History of warships.".
- catalog subject "623.8/25/09 21".
- catalog subject "V750 .G46 1998".
- catalog subject "Warships History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. The Age of Galleys -- 3. The Age of Sail -- 4. The Age of Steam, Ironclads, and Steel -- 5. Overview of the Modern Age -- 6. Battleships and Battle Cruisers -- 7. Cruisers -- 8. Destroyers and Frigates -- 9. Submarines -- 10. Aircraft Carriers -- 11. Amphibious Ships -- 12. Service Ships -- 13. Mine Ships -- 14. Small Combatants -- 15. Futuristic Warships -- 16. Summaries, Ironies, Myths, and Lessons -- 17. The Future of Seapower and Warships: Another Golden Age? -- Appendix A. Warship Balance in World War I -- Appendix B. Warship Balance in World War II -- Appendix C. Warship Balance in the Year 2000 -- Appendix D. Warship Casualties since World War II.".
- catalog title "History of warships : from ancient times to the twenty-first century / James L. George.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".